European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 21, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3rations from Gulf War going to soviets by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Pisa Italy a a . Humanitarian Mission to Russia bound for St. Petersburg left Friday morning with 150,000 pounds of food left Over from the War with Iraq a . Official said. The food which left on a c-5b Galaxy cargo plane had been examined by military food inspectors from various fun rope based army medical detachments. The inspectors have been in Pisa for months ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of tons of food bound for areas suffering food shortages. Another flight will carry an identical Load from Pisa to Moscow on sunday morning. A these rations were in saudi Arabia so we have to go through each Case to see what damage heat did to each food item a said sgt. 1st class Ronald Hogan. Hogan is one of several army food inspectors on temporary duty in Pisa since september sorting through cases of rations returned after the persian Gulf War. As Many As 10 inspectors All from detachments of the army a 7th medical come have worked at Assembly lines in two Pisa area warehouses examining the contents of every Case from More than 42,000 pallets of rations returned from the Middle East. About 430 pallets of military rations will be sent in the shipments going to St. Petersburg and Moscow Hogan said. For the two flights the . State department requested b rations a set of six boxes that contain All the food and other supplies necessary to feed 100 people Hogan said. Relaxed rules for soviet travels forecast by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer the disintegration of the soviet Union has brought changes but no disruption of travel to the Region Industry and embassy officials say. A right now it appears there will be no problems with travel to the soviet Union a said Robert l. Wyatt assistant managing director for the scheduled airlines travel offices overseas the army a travel contractor in Germany. Wyatt said travel to the former soviet Union is Likely to become easier As the breakup continues and one time soviet republics establish their own More Liberal travel regulations. Svetlana Kasakove an official in the consular Section at the soviet embassy in Bonn Germany said the embassy and some Counselor offices abroad continue to Issue visas for All parts of the former soviet Union except the Baltic countries. When asked How Long this would continue Kasakove was philosophical. A who can know a for travel in byelorussian she said it is necessary to obtain an additional visa from the byelorussian foreign ministry. Visas for travel to Labia Lithuania and Estonia Are issued by the Baltic information Bureau in Bonn and other cities. These cities include Brussels Belgium Stockholm Sweden Copenhagen Denmark Paris and Washington. Dainuvite Murdza at the Baltic office in Bonn said one visa is Good for All three countries. A if you come by in person you can pick it the visa up immediately or it will be sent out by mail the same Day a she said. Visas May also be obtained upon arrival at the airports in Tallinn Estonia and Riga Latvia. Tour companies offering trips to the soviet Union usually arrange bookings and travel documents for their guests through the soviet tourist Agency i tourist. Wyatt and Dietlinde Busch product manager for Abr amt Lichts Bayer Schus Rei Sebiro said the changes in the soviet Union have caused no problems or delays in setting up Tours. But Abr Tours have experienced some problems indirectly linked to the breakup said Busch whose German company works with Sato. These have included a decline in the Quality of the food served in the hotels and an increase in the numbers of prostitutes accosting guests. An Abr employee who guided a tour to St. Petersburg in november reported that the food was a almost the same every Day and some Days the Only drink served was tap water. This week the state department issued an advisory to any american planning travel into the soviet Union that shortages of food and fuel May affect their plans. A number of stories out of the former East bloc have reported an increase in crimes against tourists. But Wyatt and Busch said they had heard no such complaints from their groups. Supplies for the shipments to Russia came from Stock the inspectors had already checked said Hogan who estimated that the army inspectors had examined half the food stored in the two warehouses. All the stored food is designated for the . Humanitarian assistance program to provide food to countries suffering from shortages such As the nations of Eastern Europe and Africa. The difference with the shipments to Russia is that they Are being flown to their destination. Food shipments Are normally transported by ship said capt. Irby Bryan operations officer at the military traffic management come terminal Italy located near Pisa. Except for the Means of transportation the shipments to Russia meant business As usual for Bryan a unit which was responsible for delivering the food to the military Airlift come terminal in nearby Livorno. A we had a couple Days to prepare and this is the business we re in a Bryan said. The first shipment was being unloaded in St. Petersburg late Friday morning. More food was at the air terminal waiting transportation to Moscow Bryan plan to import More american cars Tokyo up a top automakers said Friday they Are aiming to ease worsening Trade frictions by boosting imports of cars and Auto parts from the United states. They urged americans big three automakers a general motors Ford and Chrysler a to try harder to penetrate the japanese Market. Toyota Nissan Honda and Mazda unveiled plans to raise imports of foreign made products to $28,6 billion in fiscal 1994, a 1.9-fold increase from fiscal 1990. With president Bush vowing thursday to get Tough with Japan during his four Day Trade Mission starting Jan 7, Andrew Pfeiff Enberger a spokesman for Toyota said Japan a largest automaker a is planning to in a Century of soldiers a amps a Mph Owin army Reserve maj. Richard w. Gallagher Clad in a Raincoat gazes at the cast Bronze memorial he designed for Vii corps. The memorial depicting soldiers through the 20th Century was unveiled monday at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart Germany. It took Gallagher 150 hours to finish the design of the 42 by 13-Inch Tablet. Crease foreign purchases including Complete cars Auto parts and Otner a since we Are making an Effort to reduce frictions the big three should make an Effort too if they want to get into the japanese Market a Pfeiff Enberger said. Bush who will be accompanied by a business delegation that includes chairmen of the big three has made it Clear the objective of the trip is to promote . Exports by demanding greater Access to markets. Prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Tokyo a should take a stance to support american economic competitiveness As much As referring to the announcement by general motors that it plans to slash nearly 75,000 jobs in the next four years Miyazawa told a parliamentary committee that company recalls epinephrine products Washington a Wyeth ayerst Laborati ies is recalling some of its epinephrine inject Able treatments for Bee stings or severe asthma attacks because they May be less potent than the package states. The sub Potency was discovered during routine Stabil to testing a company spokeswoman said thursday. The products being recalled were manufactured Between aug. 14, 1989, and july 10, 1990. The expiration on the drug was 30 months. Wyeth ayerst a toll free phone line for information on the recall a 1-800-879-9938 a operates from 9 . To 6 . Est weekdays. Americans have deep emotions concerning Gmys decision because the Auto Industry is viewed As one a the american people raised the unprecedented visit by pm chairman Robert Stempel Ford chairman Harold Poling and Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca comes amid the deepest . Auto Industry recession in a decade. . Automakers and parts suppliers maintain Trade barriers Are the major cause of difficulties in expanding sales in Japan. But Pfeiff Enberger said the americans a need to find out what kinds of cars japanese want to
